Telephone niche



F. J. HAHN TELEPHONE NICH-E Jan. 13, 1931.

Filed Nov. 15, 1928 R n m .m. $0 m VJ T mm A 5 invention has 'reference to a niche dew 30' g ll ignite 1 is ia' 'front elevation; of the;

Patented Jan. 13, 1951 j' {FERDINAND :r. nnn'mbncnssnnQj as ,mommies signed to be nioiinte'd in awall;or' 'thef' like,

and *providing a convenient .se'at for a telef Lphoneof the portab'le va'i'ietyfand also a i'epo'sitory fojr the directory ntilized there- "Its'bbjects, gener'al ly stated,are; to provide 3 a readybuilt telephone niche', which, when "a proper opening is made therefor in, v to a -v"val 1,"for instance, may be, feasily nionnted ther'ein; and is so. constructed that any defaceinent to the Wall, ican's'ed' bysai'd opening, Wi llbe covered lip-by the device ,fland the niche will present a finished andpleasing 'appearancegi'n connection with' the Wall; H to aflord a niche which 'maj ubegof integral I construction and,moldedfrom plastic ma [terial so that it may beproduced ahd-Orna? merited at a relatively low -,jcost and-,l't'o make available a device of; this charactf Whichmaybe quickly deta'chdi'n its-entirety fromsaid Wall and likewise remounted inanother locationjthus' distinguishing" it essentially,' in this particiilag from' 'a'i built-in" niche. v i 1 Other objects, advantages "and capabilities of the device "willelate r and imoi 'e fully appear, o, c. k I 7 n In the accompanying dra i g;

asthe same appears;When' m0unted"*in a wall, indicatinga portabletelephone and --said directoryfdisposedtherein;.-

1 Y V'Fig, 3, a vertical section dfavvn f'alongh "L i" 'c t' t Fig, 4, a modified'formof the devi'c eg i Referring more particularly to' the' draw; ing, the sections of wall, illustrated' as an example,i compriseapair of studs, extending in {spaced parallel relatiomlath 2 and plaster Eifall obviously "representing construction? The plastic composition out-0f which l'pr'eg common-in w'alls.

device{ iiFi gg; acrosssection drawn -alongfthe I line 2 2, ofgEi :1,i1'1ustrati g thepositions." 'of some ofthe portions oi "the; device I vice and the disposition of certain other oli} its sportions infconnection with thew all; P v g I v r g i' V 1 I T'The'paits descr1bed5as vv11lpresentlyap app i at'ibniiiiait ie i 'er 13,1538; ops riaifnoi 31104;: e p

fve'ntionythe "niche consists" f-a horizontal -base10, offalength Which'vvill ipe'rmit 'the 7 dev1ce,:constrncted' as hefeiiiaftei described, to be inserte'd'between a pair of studs; which,

in architectural construction, are-usually;

spaced in astandardway, and o'faf vvidth; intermediately of its rounded from end iportions, ls lightly exceeding the idth of an ordinary? 'telepl1one directory as used in on "cities: 1 A thickenedand dependent] portion llfextends along the'base foria little' inore thanhalf its width and divergesinto the, frol t'edgerof the'ba sei i A seat 12-f0rthe telephone is ,disposed in s paced'parallel relationfivith "the base; the

Same being in n practically 'thesi as the base, butsornevvhat narrowerin tvidth.

in theini'earward sections, converging portions "13, each of said-portions terminatingat its onteriend in an angnlarandoutwardly q disposed edge portion 14 and the seat and- Saidseatiand base are enclosed at"each:end, V

base ar'ealso enclosed at thei'riearedges' by a; straight \porti0n'15. 'As i't 1i1aybenote1din 2, the sections and edges of the baseand; seatfso enclosedfcon'fofm" in'outline to the '-"cr0s s-sectiona1;forms of, the portions 13, 14 and 15 -a's arranged! The-structure just desci'ibedwillprovide acompartinent-intowhich the telephone directorinay be deposited the v n 0 seat being redncedin Width to facilitatethe 5' removal of the directoryfi o n said compart- I Inent. A shell-like body portion 16; having a rim 17 extending'throughont itsedge portiong'islocated diiectly abovethe p oij'tions 13 and 15 kand'is'aid fbody' portion and rim are 7 'disjposedonthe seat for" about'the' full length" of-said seat and halfof its vvidth andjthe body "portion piovides, 'in connectionwith the seat,- a recess in whichtoplace 'said-telef I hoses :pear, all possess featui'esofntflity, and'vvhile the? pa-rti'cnlaii'ornamentation showniwill "meet the 'i'equire ne'nts 'of a'inolding op'era dered talc, and magnesium chloride, diluted.

1 In preparing the composition, I use the ingredients ,in; about the following proporoxide,five parts of asbestos fibre, ten parts of diamtomaceous earth, twenty-five parts iori-grared marbiea regates; five partsot I powdered talc, and thirty parts o'f a -fl'9 deg'ree Baum solution of magnesium chloride, The magnesium oxide, asbestos' iibre'fd atomaceous earth, gratedmarbleaggregates,

, foriuse.

H .In ,makingthe niche, a- =pattern -ris first made and a-n rgativemoldis taken therefrom, a inannenwhich will bezwelliknowngto those skilled in the. art, and; constructed so ,that, 5 said; .plastic; material vmay be freely apourediinto the {mold ,andthe niche east as an integralmstructure. It requires, v under,

usual conditions, from twelve totwentyriour' hours for .thes-cast,..material to become sufficiently hardenedafor handling, when. the mold canwthen be: separated from the cast- ,ging, and thelcastingisready fordry curing,- Thetcasting maybe thus cured by drying in,

. ,t-l1e.sun, or ,if conditions require it, the same .inay beplaced in"a'dry-kiln, where, under a I:temperature of at least vILOO'degrees Fahrenl heit. and within arperiod of-fromtwenty-four 4 toiorty-ei ght hours, the casting will be dry- ;cured and ready for the next stepin. its mane, I lufacture; Afterit is dry-cured, itsSurface is etched and vthen washed with a solution .consistigngflof .water andcfive. .per cent} by weightof sulphuricacid. After the solution so -,us'ed: becomes dry, the device issprayed with a heavy coat er liquid celluloid lacquer, which renders it'waterr-proof and prepares it ;.for .u e final finish. This finislnas is vevident, mayginolude decorative eiiects 1n paint, varlliSh .or. any other suitable-material.

illustrated, an opening is madethereinbetween .a-pair of studs which will accommodate-the rearportions of the device designed,

fibin- 'a a p ng, said, p r -g the body portion and-portionsextendingifrom the: compartment andbaseahd portionsof theiigbase gaild gseat cooperating therewith;;ha;ving

ln'mountingl the device in a wall,-such.-as

rests on the lath and-plaster and is braced by theportion 11, and-the portions 11, 14 and I. 17 rest on the plaster and coverany, spaces Jvhich may exist between the opening and the,

portions of the device located therein, iasindicatediin Rig; 3. =Said';spaces may :be'yfilled;

I -se'ctions of -the compartment and recessl 'Vhenthe device is placed in the openrng in a stable manner, or, if deemed desirable,

a transverse support of wood may be secured between the suds to provide a seat for the I device, and :,to which; itwmay be secured by tionsevizg, twenty-five parts of magnesium screws or-otherifastenings, in which .event the use of the plastic material as last-mentioned ma be dispensed with. p a

n the 'hrodified'form o f t-he --'divice,- the reposit oryfor siiid directory is eliminated,the seat 12 serving as the base and the portion l'l contacting therewith in the same manner as it is connected with the base of the pre- -and the powdered talc are thoroughly mixed, Hwhenthe dilutedimagnesium chloride isgrad-H --,;1 1ally.added'to themixture under steady: agi gtation. "VI-hen the composition has acream like appearance and v consistency: it is ready ferre'd'forin. Asis'evident it may be likec'ribedrelative ;to aid-preferred form, 1 and will function, in 'a;;like way, :as; a device-in which to keep a;telephone. I

Thisdevice, aside; from fits-desirability as an ornamental article, affords the user-Ivdef- -1n1te-,' readily; aceessilble ;:and conspicuously displayed instrumentalitiesi :for q keepingi a .portable telephone whereit will notz'be. easily I knocked over or injured-,- -:and: also": fort-keep.-

ing neatly randconveniently rat: :h-andthe directory, :Wh'ich-is SllCh anecessarygadjlunctjto ftheitelephon'e andlconstantly utilized there- ,Witi. Y I v V i The manneriinrwhichi the nichez-ismade, as;

- described permits it tOrbB: produced and -;ornamented at aEmi nimum cost, to .rbe-installed ;:ch e aply: and-quickly in gview ofyitsi integral i? Q IllCi3i0I1, and ,the' :fact that it .-can; be detached, from; the -:wall, as heretofore re 7 ferred .to, and usedsin-iother locations; adds-to fits util it NVhile I have shown a pfeferredand a modgififed form of the; invention, I may, however,

provide other arrangements and construe-z. ,1 t ons]. for, carryinggontithe invention without departing-homo ;the;;spirit--; or scope, of the same as defined'by the appended claims.

I claim: j Y Y v 71., Aj-telephoneniche, comprising incoimbi nation-witha wallrhavi ng an opening for ;re- :ceiving? the niche, a i-base, azseat for a portable telephone disposed? in spaced; parallel i relartion-with-athe :base, theibasejza'nd seat! having I he lzf i f:. Gl l0 Sf 1Q96d:t0 provide aicom-r rapartmentsfor a telephone directory; a ,shelllike body portion surmounting the seatato P Q dG a: recess'rtor the. telephone, a-rim for their'rear faces located in the sa-meqplane, adaptedito cover :the interstices between the relation with the base, therabase and; seat hava compartment -for'a'telephone directory,ea shell-like body'portion surmounting the seat toprovide a recess for the telephone, a rim;

1 v for the bodyportion, a thickened and depending portion extending along-the base, spaced from the rear edge thereof and diverging for- Wardly,'and-edge portions of the compartinent, providing in cooperationwith the rim and depending portion, a continuous and outs w p v e Wardly extending frame for the niche, the

rear faces of the i elementscomposing the I frame being disposed'in the same plane. j

, 3. 'Atelephoneniche, molded from plastic -dnaterial, comprising a compartmentfor a telephone directory'adapted to provide'abasef r forthe niche and a seat for a portabletele" v phone, a shell-like recess for the telephone e A surmounting the base, a thickened and de- '1 pending portion extending along the base, 7

spaced from the rear edge thereof and diverging forwardly, said portionhaving a 4 rear face disposedin-ri'ght angular relation, With the base, and'outwardlyfextending, border portions'for the compartment and recess naving rear faces located in thesame plane Y as the rear facejof said depending portion.- j

4:. A telephone niche, molded as an integral structure from plastic material, comprising a base, including a compartment for a tele- 7 phone directory, a body portion surmOunting the base adapted to provide arecess for' V d a, aportable telephone, an outstanding rim'for the portion having a rear face'located in right I angular 'relationiwith the portion, and pjori tions extending from the base having rear faces located in the same planeas said face i of the rim and contiguous therewith.

, FERDINAND J. HAHN. 

